Sydney Harbour Bridge viewed from The Rocks

The Grampians
Adventures

When visiting Melbourne, Australia you may wish to experience more than just city living. You might like to escape the Melbourne weather for some cool, fresh country air. If you wish to experience unspoilt natural beauty, sheer mountain ranges, glorious wildflowers and ancient aboriginal art, then visit the Grampians, Australia.

About three hours' north-west of Melbourne on a map of Victoria, the Grampians call people to experience all this and more. The Grampians offer tall cool forests, kayaking on smooth lakes, wandering through fields of wild flowers and admiring rich aboriginal art sites. A guided aboriginal art tour of the area will take you to many of the sites listed on the Grampians' map and explain their significance and history.

If you are wondering what to do in the Grampians, how about some adventure, with some of the world's best rock climbing and abseiling at Mt Arapiles, or four wheel driving along bush tracks through forest and deserts. There are thousands of walks, drives and tracks to discover, hidden across a map of the Grampians.

History plays a large role in the Grampians, Victoria. This is gold rush territory, with many old gold towns and communities still holding remnants of those heady days. St Anaud and Stawell were the start of the rush in 1850 and expanded out to Ararat and other communities around the Grampians, Victoria. Gold is still mined in Stawell, with one of Victoria's largest producing gold mines operating in the township.

The Grampians region is also home to Australia's sparkling wine industry at Seppelt, Great Western.